Monday, March 24, 2008
Add it up Add It Up: Life's a gas
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Tons of CO2 emitted in 2007 by Plant Scherer, a coal power plant outside Macon: 27,200,000
Since 2002, number of states with lower increase in CO2 emissions than Georgia: 48
Pounds of CO2 emission stopped annually by replacing three incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs: 300
Pounds of CO2 emission stopped annually by inflating your car tires correctly: 250
Pounds of CO2 emission stopped annually by setting your thermostat two degree cooler in winter and warmer in summer: 2,000
Pounds of CO2 emissions stopped annually by switching from average American diet to a vegetarian diet: 3,000
Minimum number people, businesses and municipalities turning off all lights for one hour on March 29 for Earth Hour: 160,000
U.S. home fires caused by candles between 2000 and 2004: 16,400
Sources: Environmental Integrity Project, National Fire Protection Association, www.earthhour.org, International Herald Tribune, www.stopglobalwarming.org
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